Psalm 13It's been a month since I've blogged, but the waiting has been longer. I was stuck in the silence of a prayer that wasn't being answered;...
The pink banana seatIt's one of my favorite memories from my childhood. I was one of two children--only 7 months younger than my sister--so I grew up hearing...
The one thingThe storms are hitting us. There are hurricanes, tsunami's, and earthquakes. There is flooding, and debris, and loss of life. And...
A letter in the mailThere's nothing I love more than getting a hand-written letter in the mail, especially if it's from my boy. I'm not talking about the...
When the Unexcited meets JoyI would have rather been on a boat, charging up the Amazon River as a career missionary, headed towards one of the 4 Shuar villages that...
Use your armor wellIn Numbers 20, God tells Moses to strip his brother of his priestly garments. Aaron had betrayed God with the golden calf, and Moses had...
A teacher like Mrs. SquireI am preparing for year #20 of teaching, and I am trying to work myself up to that word everyone says as the new school year begins. ...
Crying for the goodI was waiting on a large order of tacos and burritos when I met her. My church has been feeding a local junior high football team this...
Going DeepGod made a promise to Abram..."Your reward shall be very great". But Abram couldn't see it: "You've given me nothing" (because promises...
"Why have you come?"The woman was alone. I've often read the scene in John 4 as a pitiful one. She was alone because she couldn't bear the looks and the...